Liturgies' Intentions

Sunday, October 6, 2024 (11:00 A.M)

  • For the souls of Camil Saikali and Camil Dib

Sunday, October 13, 2024 (11:00 A.M)

  • For the soul of John Khawam

Sunday, October 20, 2024 (11:00 A.M)

  • INTENTION AVAILABLE

Sunday, October 27, 2024 (11:00 A.M)

  • INTENTION AVAILABLE

What does it mean to have a Mass "offered" for someone?

An individual may ask a priest to offer a Divine Liturgy for several reasons: for example, in thanksgiving, for the intentions of another person (such as on a birthday), or, as is most common, for the repose of the soul of someone who has died. One must never forget the infinite graces that flow from the Divine Liturgy which benefit one’s soul. Pope Leo XIII in his encyclical "Mirae Caritatis" (1902) beautifully elaborated this point and emphasized the connection between the communion of saints with the Divine Liturgy: "The grace of mutual love among the living, strengthened and increased by the sacrament of the Eucharist, flows, especially by virtue of the Sacrifice [of the Divine Liturgy], to all who belong to the communion of saints. For the communion of saints is simply ... the mutual sharing of help, atonement, prayers, and benefits among the faithful, those already in the heavenly fatherland, those consigned to the purifying fire, and those still making their pilgrim way here on earth. These all form one city, whose head is Christ, and whose vital principle is love. Faith teaches that although the august Sacrifice can be offered to God alone, it can nevertheless be celebrated in honor of the saints now reigning in Heaven with God, who has crowned them, to obtain their intercession for us, and also, according to apostolic tradition, to wash away the stains of those brethren who died in the Lord but without yet being wholly purified."


If you would like to have a Mass offered for a loved one, please call the parish office to make arrangements with Father Joseph Daiif.